LCD-2C then? I doubt any shop would keep a rev 1 pair lying around. If it is the LCD-2C, then it isnāt the same sound from the pre-fazors but still quite nice.
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Itās def not the LCD2C. This one is wooden with the microsuede pads and headband. I checked inside the cups for the ātriangle tipsā and nopeā¦ definitely non fazor. I forgot to check the serial number tho 
. It was warm, full, smooth and has a wonderful low end.
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Yup, sounds like one of the pre-fazors. Surprised that a shop had one available for auditioning. Lucky you! You could ask them if they are selling the demo unit.
If the headband is the one with a bit of foam in the middle and is stock to the can, then that is likely a rev. 1. If the stock headband is the bumpy leather cushion, then it is likely a rev. 2. The early production run of the rev. 2 still sported the wood-surrounded connectors, a site that was prone to cracking hence the metal/heavy plastic connectors that replaced it in later rev. 2ās and other LCD cans.
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This one has the bumpy headband covered in microsuede. The connectors themselves are the angled black ones instead of wood
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From the sound of it, itās a 2.2 PRE fazor vegan. Thatās why the headband and pads are suede.
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So I just called the sales rep at the store, he confirmed that the serial number starts with 54 which means it should have fazors according to Audezeā¦ I definitely did not feel any sharpness or triangle-tip-like things inside the cups so Iām hella perplexed
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I have a prefazor and it is definitely a preā¦ yet the serial starts with 569ā¦Go figure
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They should bring the vegans back, damnit. When I saw the non-leather option pad, I suddenly became hopeful until Audeze support mentioned that it was protein leather. Drats.
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If itās an early model then that makes sense.
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Well, Iām still on the hunt for a 2.2 pre fazor. I guess itās a good sign that people want to keep them
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At the moment, my favoriteā¦I have the Aeon 2, The Elex, OG Nighthawks, E-Mu teaks etcā¦ There is something special to me about these.
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Iāve been searching high and low for them. I listened to the LCD X, LCD-3, even a Focal Clear. I found out that I much prefer the warmer sound signature of the LCD-2s. My 650ās already covered the mixing reference part of my work but the LCD-2ās are so fun.
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Yesā¦ It took months for me to findā¦ Patience and they will pop upā¦
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I actually found a pair and the sale is pending 
Now Iāll have to find a good budget OTC/Hybrid amp to give me that sweet 1-4W at 70 ohm.
Garage1217 Project Ember seems to be the top candidate right now, though I am considering running an OTL as a preamp into my JDS atom to get that tube sound idk
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I mostly run mine balanced out of my Liquid platinum amp, occasionally SE out of my Asgard3ā¦ Both amps are awesome with this headphone
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I had the same experience. Went to demo some stuff, and tried LCD-2, LCD-3, LCD-4, Utopiaā¦kept going back to the LCD-2. And now I have the LCD-24, which is somewhat of a hybrid of the LCD-2 pre signature with technicalities closer to the LCD-4.
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This sounds pretty amazing 
is it lighter weight by chance? Than the lcd-2 pre faz?
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Do you think the Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid can adequately power the LCD-2? Says it can do 1W per channel at 50 ohm.
Iām looking for a hybrid under $300 that can bring out the LCDās full potential so
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I would think so with no problem at allā¦ Others may jump inā¦Liquid plat is a cavalli design I believe
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Yes, they are lighter than the LCD 2F, 3, and 4, using the carbon fiber headband and magnesium frame/cups, but are similar to the LCD-2 Pre. Per specs, 540g for the 24 vs Pre-fazor 2 coming in between 225g-250g depending on wood, I believe.
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